Rural population, male in Mexico
Mexico: Rural population, male was 10.2% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, male in Mexico, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, male in Mexico is 10.2%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in Mexico peaked at 17.2% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2015.
That places Mexico 155th out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Rural population, male in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 17.2% | — |
| 1985 | 15.7% | -8.7% |
| 1990 | 14.5% | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 13.2% | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.5% | 15.7% | 17.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 13.8% | 13.2% | 14.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 11.5% | 12.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 10.2% | 10.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More gender data for Mexico
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 30,197 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9402 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 978,858 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.01 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 984,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.02 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 992,716 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.03 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.00 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.04 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, male in Mexico?
- Rural population, male in Mexico was 10.2% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2015.
- How does Mexico rank for rural population, male?
- Mexico ranks 155th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Rural population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 8 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Male rural population is the percentage males who live in rural areas to total population.